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Passwords Can Sit on Hard Disks for Years

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the my-password-is-31337 dept.

CygnusXII writes ""As people spend more time on the web and hackers become more sophisticated, the dangers of storing personal information on computers are growing by the day, security experts say. There are some obvious safeguards, such as never allowing your computer to store your passwords. But even that is no guarantee of security." "

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  1. Re:Hehe by Gr8Apes · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This shouldn't be a problem with MS oses, as you have to totally reinstall your OS every 6 months, max, thus generally wiping out your pagefile.

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